Kia ora Koutou, I was raised on Hongoeka Marae. One of the first things I learnt while growing up in my community is you get more respect being humble than you do 'showing off'. There is a famous Maori proverb "Kāore te kumara e kōrero mō tōna ake reka" translation - The kumara (sweet potato) does... Continue Reading →
Happiness
How do you feel right now? Are you happy? If not it is time to make some changes. The psychological and philosophical pursuit of happiness began in China, India and Greece nearly 2,500 years ago with Confucius, Buddha, Socrates, and Aristotle. We can find remarkable similarities between the insights of these thinkers and the modern... Continue Reading →
The 5 essential ingredients for success
Kia ora Koutou, Throughout my life, I have been successful in many ways. I have genuinely succeeded in most things I put my heart and soul into. At a young age, I was a very happy kid and I was a good sportsman and during my school years fell in love with cross country running... Continue Reading →
Build your personal brand to succeed
Kia ora Koutou I live in New Zealand and people here generally do not like to promote themselves. We like to be humble and there really is quite a tall poppy syndrome that goes on here. Unfortunately, the world is changing so rapidly us Kiwi's just need to start getting over it. That does not... Continue Reading →
Get off your arse! and move!
We live in times that are causing more disease and chronic illness than 60 years ago. Funny enough our eating habits, exercise, sleep patterns and ability to sit still are also extremely different and not in a good way. Now, normally I am the last to enter the world of chatting about health due to... Continue Reading →
Yes, I want to be a digital marketing expert.
Kia ora, People, my name is Tony Cutting and I am looking to create New Zealand's greatest team of Digital Marketing specialists. If you are already into digital marketing this maybe you chance to find a collaborator, if you are just thinking about digital marketing this will be a great opportunity for you to build... Continue Reading →
The importance of continuous learning
So, you finished College, University or your trade course, started work or founded a cool business, it must be time to forget about learning and focus on making the most of the time you have, right? Although it is fair to say you may reduce your hours of learning, learning is essential for the rest... Continue Reading →
There are Winners and Learners, nothing else.
If there is one blog I hope my children (and eventually my grandchildren) read I hope it is this one. Growing up, developing skills comes from experience and learning. The more we do of both, the quicker we become more proficient at whatever we wish to do. At times, we learn that something is not... Continue Reading →